One minute Britain is hibernation, waiting for spring. The next it’s sunny and we’re poking our heads above the proverbial parapet, keen to get outdoors and enjoy the lovely fresh air. The chiminea season has kicked off with a bang, everyone’s feeling alfresco and our new chiminea range is ready and waiting for your delectation. […]
If it’s been raining more or less non-stop since autumn where you live, you’re not alone. It has been a spectacularly wet and windy winter, and gardens all over the nation are looking well and truly ragged. How to maintain a chiminea You can use your chiminea all year round, of course. That’s […]
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May
May
When you like life sleek and simple, a glazed black chimenea is the way to go. Whatever your garden’s like it’ll look great. Here’s a peek at the glazed clay chiminea and black metal chimineas everyone’s talking about this season and the reasons why they’re such a popular buy. The magic of black – Instant […]
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Mar
Mar
Goodbye summer, goodbye late summer heatwave, hello autumn. But there’s no need to huddle indoors. These three best seller chimeneas are hot property, exactly what you need to heat the outdoors safely, effectively and beautifully. Set a small, neat fire inside one of these, gradually let the clay get hot, and it won’t be long […]
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Feb
Feb
The British weather has always been unpredictable. Now, thanks to climate change, it’s even harder to predict. A beautiful classic clay chimenea is a wonderful choice in every garden context but when you just want something super-simple to fire and forget, a cast iron chimenea makes an excellent choice. Here’s what you need to know. […]
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Oct
Oct
Why choose a chimenea? They’re versatile, good-looking, extremely efficient and great fun to use. If you’re looking for a particularly dramatic model to add instant ‘awesome’ to your garden lifestyle, here are three really big chimeneas to inspire you. Three big chimineas to enhance the outdoor fun A chim gives you outdoor heat, comfort, style […]
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Sep
Sep
BBQ food smokers are one of the year’s best-sellers, an exciting way to cook smoked foods to perfection. The flavours are wonderful, everything from fragrant and mild to powerfully tasty. You can go the whole hog with enormous BBQ food smokers capable of cooking for a party-size gathering, or pick a small smoker that’s small, […]
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Jul
Jul
As the battle to re-balance the climate continues, more of us are turning Vegan. It used to be an eccentric choice, now it’s mainstream. You might be Vegan yourself, or have Vegan friends and family. Either way you’ll want to tickle their taste-buds as well as delight the vegetarians and meat-eaters in your life. Here […]
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Dec
Dec
As we write this post, it’s freezing cold outside. But there’s a big blue sky above us without a single cloud, and the sun is shining. This kind of winter weather is far too good to miss. If you fancy making the most of the outdoor life, you’ll want to know how to enjoy BBQs […]
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Aug
Aug
It is a fire pit or firebowl? What’s the difference between them, and does it even matter? Let’s take a look. What’s this? Is it a firepit or a fire bowl? Traditionally, a fire pit is simply a ring around an open pit dug into the ground. Also traditionally, a firebowl was often smaller, sitting […]